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You are required to obtain a permit for the following:New construction (residential and commercial), roofs, siding, decks, fences, garages/carports, sheds, pools, remodeling jobs, electrical upgrades, etc. If you have any questions regarding any project you have planned, please contact our Building and Zoning Department (618) 288-2612.

The Village Hall is open Monday - Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. The Village offices are closed for observance of the following holidays:New Years Day - Jan. 1Martin Luther King Jr. Day - 3rd Monday in Jan.Presidents Day - 3rd Monday in Feb.Memorial Day - Last Monday in MayIndependence Day - July 4thLabor Day - 1st Monday in Sept.Veterans' Day - Nov. 11Thanksgiving Day - Last Thursday in Nov.Day after ThanksgivingChristmas Day - Dec. 25

Please make note, should a holiday fall on a Saturday, the offices will be closed the Friday before. If the holiday falls on a Sunday, the offices will be closed the following Monday.

If you would like to view current or past issues, there are 2 places on our web site you may find The Village Communicators. You can access it through the Archive Center located under E-Services, or by going to Village News under Village Profile. The Village Communicator is a quarterly community-wide newsletter mailed to all businesses and residents in Glen Carbon.

The Village of Glen Carbon website adheres to the highest internet standards, protecting its users’ privacy, observing internet etiquette, linking without endorsements, and aiming for factual information throughout. The information provided is subject to periodic updates, revisions, deletions and additions without prior notice. Material provided is gathered from many sources and the most current information may not be reflected. The Village of Glen Carbon is not responsible for errors or omissions contained in the information. The material is provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied on in lieu of professional advice. The Village of Glen Carbon will post a link to a website Terms of Use (Privacy Policy) on the main page of the website. It shall consist of the following text:

Information you provide to usThe Village of Glen Carbon does not keep any personal information about you or your visit to our internet site unless you have specifically supplied it to us. For instance, if you have supplied us with information as part of a request for information or for purposes of registering or obtaining a license or permit online your information may be retained. Similarly you may have sent us an email or left us a message in some other electronic format. Any form of electronic communication will be treated in the same way as written forms of communication, and in many instances it will be considered public information available to the public upon request. To the extent allowed by law, the Village will make reasonable attempts to protect personal financial information from disclosure.

Information DisclaimerThe Village of Glen Carbon has made reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy of the information provided in this website. However, due to the possibility of unauthorized access to this site, data transmission errors, changes to source material made since the last update to the site, or other human or mechanical errors, the information contained on this website should not be deemed reliable for legal purposes. Please contact webmaster@glen-carbon.il.us to verify the accuracy of the information.

Copyright StatementUnless a copyright is indicated, information on the Village of Glen Carbon’s website is in the public domain and may be reproduced, published or otherwise used with the Village of Glen Carbon’s permission. We request only that the Village of Glen Carbon be cited as the source of the information and that any photo credits, graphics or byline be similarly credited to the photographer, author or the Village of Glen Carbon, as appropriate.

The Glen Carbon Community Room is available for reservation local groups and residents. For more information or to make a reservation, please contact Nicky Blockton at 618-288-2618. For more information, click here.

Accident Reports: The Glen Carbon Police Department has partnered with CarFax (carfax.com) for accident reporting providing the accident occurred in Glen Carbon. All crash reports are available online within 72-hours of filing the report. For residents who do not have a computer, computer access is available at the Village of Glen Carbon Library and the Senior Community Center. There is a $13.00 fee that can be paid with a debit or credit card. You must know the date of the accident, the report number (which is given to you at the time of your accident) and have a valid debit/credit to obtain a copy of the report.

Police Reports: You can download and complete a Report Request Form and email it back to nblockton@glen-carbon.il.us Reports are $5 and there is an extra charge if there are photos. You must pick-up your report in person and will be required to show a photo ID.

Request are completed through our Records Division Monday 10:00am - 6:00pm, Tuesday- Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm in the order they are received. You will be contacted when your report is ready for pickup. If your request is not filled within 3 business days, please contact Coleen Schaller at (618)288-2627 or cschaller@glen-carbon.il.us

If you are not directly involved in the case or if it is a pending case, the report cannot be released unless it is requested by an attorney. Citizens can make a request for a report that they are not directly involved in by completing a FOI (Freedom Of Information) request form. These requests must also be completed in person and they have to be approved by the Chief Of Police.

You may file a report 24-hours a day, 7-days a week. Police reports can only be taken in person. Reports will not be taken over the phone. Residents may call and request an officer to meet with them at their residence or they can proceed to the Glen Carbon Police Department where a dispatcher will contact an officer to meet with you in the lobby area. If you have any questions, contact the Glen Carbon Police Dispatch at 288-7226.

For any citizens that would like to request the Speed Detection Trailer for their neighborhood, please contact Sgt. Jones. He may be reached by email: jjones@glen-carbon.il.us or by phone 618-288-2642.

During a boil water order, residential users of affected public water supplies should take the following measures to protect themselves from consuming potentially contaminated water:

1. Bottle water should be used for drinking, cooking, washing fresh fruits/vegetables, hand washing and tooth brushing.2. The affected tap water should be used for these purposes only after it has been brought to a rolling boil for 5 (five) minutes.3. The affected tap water may be used for washing dishes if a dishwashing machine is used. If dishes are hand washed, boiled or bottle water should be used. The affected tap water may be used if the clean dishes are immersed for at least one minute in a sink of water to which a full tablespoon of regular household bleach has been added.4. The affected tap water may be used for bathing and/or showering.5. The affected tap water may be used for household cleaning.

NOTE: If the tap water is cloudy and/or contains particles, bottled water should be used.

After the boil water order is lifted or water service resumes, these precautionary measures should be followed. 1. Flush the building's water lines and clean faucet screens.2. Purge the water-using fixtures and appliances of standing water and ice, such as refrigerator ice makers or coffee makers.*Information obtained from Madison County Health Dept. Madison County Health Department

Problems do arise from time to time. When calling please be prepared to provide your name, address, telephone number, location of the problem or requested service with as many details as possible. The following information is provided to assist you in correcting these problems in the fastest time possible:

Digging? Call JULIE 1-800-892-0123 or 811. JULIE (Joint Utility Locating Information for Excavators) was formed by owners and operators of underground utilities as a means of reducing damage to those utilities. Call JULIE anytime you dig. Whether it's a small or a large construction or homeowner project (such as putting up a fence or clothes line, planting a garden or shrubbery, building a home addition, deck or foundation, etc.) you must call 48 hours (NOT COUNTING WEEKENDS OR HOLIDAYS) prior to digging. JULIE will notify the owners/operators of underground utilities who are JULIE Members of this planned digging activity. There is no charge for calling JULIE.

JULIE is a non-for-profit corporation that provides contractors/excavators, homeowners, and others who may be disturbing earth, with a single toll-free number to call for the locating and marking of these underground utilities.

JULIE is not a utility. JULIE owns no utilities and does not locate underground utilities. JULIE is a message handling service that receives location requests from persons excavating. JULIE then sends these requests to JULIE member companies who have utilities in the area of excavation. Each utility is responsible to mark its own utilities. Visit our website

The curbside brush collection service is offered to residents starting the first Tuesday of every month from May through November to pick up tree branches which naturally fall from trees. Residents are asked to call 288-2662 a week before for pick up service.

Residents are asked to place the brush at curbside with cut end towards the street and neatly stacked. Limbs should not be stacked over three feet high. No lumber, landscape timbers, railroad ties or stumps will be picked up. The maximum size accepted is 8 inches diameter. With larger limbs cut into 6 foot lengths. Smaller branches can be longer.

Village crews do not pick up yard-waste such as lawn clippings or leaves. All limbs and branches are recycled into wood chips by means of a brush chipper. The wood chips are stock piled and available to residents by calling the number listed above.

Please contact 618-288-2664 or 618-288-2612 to reserve the facility. There is a $100 deposit, $25 will be returned if there is no damage. You must be a resident of Glen Carbon to reserve the facility. Reservation Form

Agendas, Board resolutions and ordinances, and other Village related information can be requested by submitting a Freedom of Information Request Form to the Village Clerk's Office. Please click on our Document Center and Village Clerk for FOIA form. Public records such as birth and death certificates, property transfer records, and court records may be obtained from Madison County. (www.co.madison.il.us) FOIA Form